. >>> and in new jersey, superstorm sandy caused nearly $37 billion in damage, of that 7.4 billion reflects the cost of future disasters according to governor chris christie who says 4,300 homes were damaged. >>> a boat has washed up on the coast of japan. this is a truly bizarre incident. but a local police chief tells us that the small wooden boat had feint characters on the side that they think are korean. >>> the rebels from the republic of the congo will withdraw as a condition to -- hillary clinton weighed in on the conflict today calling on all african leaders to stand in support of the rebels. >>> it has been 482 days since the u.s. lost it's favored credit rating. they say the economy's actually expanding, but they're still really worried about, you know, the fiscal cliff. >>> and now our fourth story "outfront" for the second day in a row, susan rice met with republican senators, some of whom obviously have harshly criticized her for her handling of the attack in benghazi. the moderate susan collins spoke to us. >> i continue to be troubled by the fact that the u.n. ambassador dec